| American jazz trumpet and cornet player nicknamed "Fox".
His brother, Russell T. Smith was a jazz trumpeter, another brother, Luke Jr. Smith (jazz trumpeter) died in 1936.
Joe Smith worked with : Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ethel Waters, Ma Rainey and others.
Born : June 28, 1902 in Ripley, Ohio - Died : December 02, 1937 in Central Islip, New York. (Tuberculosis) |
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